Lil' Kim Is Nearly Unrecognizable in a Series of Blonde Hair, Air-Brushed Selfies - and Twitter Takes Notice

The 41-year-old rapper took to Instagram over the weekend to flaunt her new look — blonde hair and a lighter complexion. Kim posted a six-photo collage to her Instagram, making various facial expressions. She gave the photo a simple caption, “Miami heat.”

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The selfie collage immediately caught the Internet’s attention. Within hours of the photo appearing online, social media users were speaking out about the musician’s drastic makeover.

“I can’t believe this is Lil Kim,” one Twitter user wrote alongside the rap star’s photo.

Can You Believe Lil’ Kim Looks Like This Now?

Another tweeted: “I grew up listening to Lil’ Kim, I loved her because she was so confident & I admired that, not realizing she was hurting. @LilKim.”

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Although social media users are now speaking out about Kim’s new appearance, the striking series of photos isn’t the first time the rapper has shown off her blonde look.

Last week she uploaded an Instagram photo, indicating that she had gotten a new do.

“Loving my hair!!! Thank you so much @tigerbahmb @killshair for the slayage!!! Hair provided by @Paintedwomanbykameco,” she captioned the post, which included three photos of her hair on full display.